Archive for July, 2013

Toronto expands anti-graffiti campaign by hiring private company to remove itToronto Star“As you know, I'm obsessed with graffiti and getting it out of the city and keeping it out of the city,” Ford told reporters at a removal demonstration in an Etobicoke park Wednesday. Toronto has retained Goodbye Graffiti for up to five years, at a …Ford announces new contract with graffiti cleanup companyCityNewsFord scrubs graffiti in Etobicoke to mark cleanup initiativeinsideTORONTO.comall 8 news articles »

Cool It With The Dumb Video-Game GraffitiKotaku AustraliaThe air is rank with the sounds and smells of battle. At every turn, people are dying. There's a brief respite from the fighting, and you take the opportunity to grab your spray-paint can and leave a message on a nearby building: “You'll die before we …and more »

Cool It With The Dumb Video-Game GraffitiKotakuTomb Raider messes up its graffiti mostly through overuse. Someone decided that "NO ONE LEAVES" text they had made was too good to use just once, so they spread it out over a bunch of places in the game. Even if you don't consciously notice that kind …

Worker deployed to remove 'Bad Kitty' graffiti becomes art hours laterNew York Daily NewsHe was paid to clean up graffiti, but instead became it. A worker who was armed with a can of spray paint to remove two X-rated Japanese-inspired cartoon characters from a London wall this May found himself sketched on the surface only hours later.Worker sent to remove graffiti finds image of himself on the same wall hours laterTelegraph.co.ukGraffiti artist paints image of cleaner removing artworkMetroMan removing graffiti from storefront becomes part of itmsnNOWThe Sunall 8 news articles »

One On 1 Profile: World-Renowned Graffiti Artist Collective Tats Cru Stays …NY1The members of Tats Cru, a group of Bronx-bred graffiti artists who rose from underground spray painting to become sought after by major corporations, have never lost their all-consuming love for their craft. NY1's Budd Mishkin filed the following One …

Racist graffiti spray-painted on garages near Beaverton area walking trailKPTV.comOffensive, racist graffiti was spray-painted on the back of two parking structures at an apartment complex near Beaverton. The Washington County Sheriff's Office is trying to figure out who was responsible. The graffiti was reported Monday morning near …and more »

Head Start cuts enrollment as Massachusetts social service agencies hurt by …MassLive.comSometimes, Congress moved money around, for example to avoid furloughing air traffic controllers. However …Graffiti is not being removed as often, lawns are not being mowed as often, windows aren't being repaired,” Federoff said. The exact impact …

Oscars Outdoors goes back to the drive-in with 'American Graffiti'Los Angeles TimesWilliams, Clark, Phillips and Hopkins are reuniting Friday evening for the 40th-anniversary screening of "American Graffiti" at Oscars Outdoors. The screening is sold out, but there will be a standby line. Also joining the reunion are Gloria Katz and …Five Reasons American Graffiti Made Us Teenagers of '62Consequence of Soundall 3 news articles »

Guns suspect Brian Croall out after posting bailSeacoastonline.comCroall was arrested Tuesday night at Rockingham County Jail, where he had been held since he was arrested by Newmarket police for allegedly posting racist and homophobic graffiti on street signs throughout town, according to True. Croall's other …and more »

Hezbollah was here: Graffiti spreads in Beirut's southern suburbAl-ArabiyaGraffiti artists in the southern suburb of Beirut are using colorful imagery to propagate the ideals of Hezbollah, and deliver messages in the “Party of God” stronghold. While emanating political and religious messages, the graffiti seen in the suburb …Hamas: Art as a Weapon?Al-Bawabaall 3 news articles »

Blackheath in Sydney's Blue Mountains as seen by localsThe Daily TelegraphLogan Brae's owner Sam Edwards, who runs the last apple orchard in the town, said the crisp air is perfect for growing fruit. His historic orchard has been suppling the town and surrounding villages with fruit and juice since 1919. Visitors can … of …and more »

'John Cusack' on a graffiti tagging spree across east Vancouver: So who's …The ProvinceRichard Eriksson, who lives in Mount Pleasant, has been documenting the plethora of graffiti tags bearing the name of Hollywood actor John Cusack that have been popping up in his neighbourhood over the past month. Eriksson has come across at least 18 …and more »

Banksy graffiti disappears from wall in TottenhamThe GuardianNot so long ago the appearance of a work by the superstar graffiti artist Bansky was a source of curiosity and local pride. Now it seems it mainly spells a commercial opportunity. For the second time this year a Banksy work sprayed on a shop wall in …Banksy Mural Removed: 'No Ball Games' Cut From Tottenham Wall And …Huffington PostBanksy's No Ball Games artwork 'stolen' from north London street to be …Daily MailBanksy's 'stolen' No Ball Games mural to sell at auctionTelegraph.co.ukNational Post -Tottenham & Wood Green Journal -Haringey Independentall 31 news articles »

Disney's Star Wars purchase rears its head on Spider-Manio9… for on the series finally makes an appearance this week. Batman takes down some graffiti artists before Anarky debuts in this clip. … Avengers Assemble & Ultimate Spider-man air Sunday mornings on DisneyXD. Futurama airs Wednesday night on Comedy …

Gang graffiti found across Santa Cruz includes death threats to police officersSan Jose Mercury NewsSANTA CRUZ — Graffiti found Thursday at Bay View Elementary School threatened the lives of Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark and four other officers. The suspected gang tags also were found at Kaiser Permanente Arena and a building on the …and more »

A Tale of Two Cities and a Soccer MatchHarvard CrimsonAs we walked back towards the park at the center of Parque Lleras, the city's nightlife district, a roar filled the air. It was only … people with spray cans of foam and bags of flour were dousing fellow revelers until the air was snow white. At …

The Benefits of Renaming the New York SubwayHuffington Post3) The corporate sponsor shall install an air conditioning and climate control system in its named station capable of digital regulation of temperature and humidity levels within the station to a range of 68 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit year round 24 hours …and more »

The Jerusalem graffiti tourism trail that's really off-the-wallHaaretzHowever, that last wall is one of the subjects of the political graffiti that dots the walls of downtown Jerusalem, along with many of the other controversial issues of the day. Most Jerusalemites, including this one, simply walk by the seemingly …

Former Pink Floyd Member's Offensive Move at a Concert That Has Some …TheBlaze.com“Next to the Star of David, on the wild pig balloon, there was also a sign of oil conglomerate Shell, and a graffiti message stating, 'Everything will be okay, just keep consuming,' and 'What's wrong with people?'” reports Ynet. According to … El Al …and more »

What's that “Eat at Home” graffiti in L'Enfant Plaza?Washington Post (blog)Right around the corner from where L'Enfant Plaza food trucks usually gather on weekday afternoons, some anonymous prankster has stenciled a weird and cryptic bit of graffiti: “Eat at Home,” it says, with two underlines and an asterisk that leads to no …

Chris Brown's Lamborghini Gets A Nike Air Foamposite One Inspired Paint Job …Hip-Hop WiredThere are at least two things Chris Brown likes–besides juggling two women–sneakers and exotic cars. The crooner combined both by giving his Lamborghini Aventador a paint job inspired by the Nike Air Foamposite in the "Fighter Jet" camo colorway.and more »

Looking at 5 Pointz Now, Extolling a Graffiti Holy Place in New YorkHuffington PostAs graffiti culture continues to assert its place in modern art history even while continuing to expand and redefine itself on the street and in homes, galleries, and museums along a storied continuum, we are reminded again about the foundational role …